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Thackery on American Nature.

A correspondent asks, Was ever any
notice taken in print of the following
from Thackeray's Nrgiaiaus? It oc-
ours in the ffty-second chapter. Young
George Warrington had been held in
prisoner in Fort Duquesne (Pittsburg),
and in his account of his escape and
journey through the wilderness back to
the seaboard he says: ..Now the leaves
were beginning to be tinted with the
magnificent hues of our autumn. -. ).
AS we advanced, the woods became
redder and redder. The frost nipped
sharply of nights. At this time Of
year the hunters who live in the noun
tains get their sugar from the naples.
We came upon more than one such
family camping near their trees by the
mountain streams, and they welcomed
us at their fires and gave US OF their
yenison.n
But then Thackeray was not raised
on Vermont farm. EDITOR Draw
Err, in Harper, Magazine for July.
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THE LETTER OF INVITATION.


The following is the letter Of invitation
sent to President Cleveland:
st. Louis, No., Feb. 26, 1SS7.-Groyer
Cleveland, President Of the United States-
Sir: The national encampment OF the G. A.
next from the 9th to the 3Oth inclusive. It
promises to be the largest gathering OF rot
Grams of the late war ever seen. The or
ganizatiOn was never in 80 hourishing q con-
ditiOn and the membership never so large
as at the present time. It will I've the first
center OF the country, and the first ever held
in Southern state. Our people are spar
ing no effort to insure for the assemblage q
welcome Of unusual warmth and recep-
ton the most hospitable. The undersigned
are q committee appointed by the general
COMMITTEES on arrangements for the purpose
ofextendlng to yourself and your
esteemed wife cordial and urgent invi-
tation to be present on that occasion and to
accept the Inequalities of the committee and
the city. Every exertion will be made by
our citizens as well as by the 10, 900 veterans
then to be congregated here to render your
visit pleasant and your stay interesting 1t
is rumored that you are planning tour
through the West and South, and we sin
cerely hope you can make it convenient to
be In st. Louis during the time mentioned.
Allow us to suggest that no compliment
more fitting could be bestowed upon the
valiant defenders of q common country by
the chief executive Of restored union, aud
none would be more highly appreciated
than that conferred by his presence at such
time and place.
Awaiting your favorable response, we
have the honor to be, sir, yours respect
fully,
DAVID r. FRANCIS,
Mayor of the City of st. Louis,
FRANK GAIENNIE,
President OF the Merchants Exchange.
JNO. W. NOBLE.
Commander Frank P. Blair Post No. l. G.,
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The Temperance Question in Switzerland

The Temperance Question In Switzerland.
The temperance question seems to
have been definitely settled in Switzer-
land by the result of the popular vote,
or referendum, as it is called, taken on
the 18th inst, on the Federal law giving
the government the sole right to man.
ufacture and sell spirituous liquors.
The law has been approved by vote
of 252,791 to 127, HI. This is doubt
less to the American Prohibitionists an
awful piece of legislation, as engaging
the Government in criminal enter
prise, but the Swiss people, who have
been for some years back wrestling
with the liquor question, owing to the
terrible increase of drunkenness in the
cantons, have concluded that in no
other way can they so effectively di-
minish the quantity of liquor consumed
and at the same time secure the purity
of what is consumed. OF course they
could not reach this conclusion by
starting from the premise of our Pro-
hibitionists that liquor dealing and
murder are in the eye of the moralist
exactly the same thing. They reach itby
starting from the great premise, which
is that of the great majority of rational
men, that the moderate consumption of
alcoholic drinks, even if it be a physio-
logical mistake, is not in itself an Of
Tense against the community, and that
it is the excessive consumption which
society has to complain of and is bound
to rspress until the individual man has
learned that his wisest course is to ab-
stain wholly,
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

LORD MAYOR SULLIVAN, of Dublin, de
clined an invitation to attend the Queens
jubilee, because he preferred to be
somewhere else. The somewhere else
was in the presiding officers chair at
a meeting of the Irish League in Dub
lin, and in his speech the Lord Mayor
said: Son Jubilee Day at this crisis
and this moment we pledge ourselves
anew to the Irish national cause and
declare our readiness and determining
ton to stand by that cause, despite
whatever this tyrannical Tory COVER
ment may have in store for us. 2
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GENERAL ORDER NO. IL.

MADISON, Wis, July n-General Order
No. Is was issued to-day from the national
headquarters of the g. A. r. by the COM
mander-in-chief. It embodies long com,
munication from the committee Of arrange
ments at st. Louis to the national council of
administration, touching upon many ru-
mors Of various kinds which have been cur
rent recently regarding the encampment
The council says;
In view of the many gross misrepresenta-
lions touching the action of the committee
and its relations to the commander-in in chief
and council of administration, we recon-
mend that general order be issued assur-
ing our comrades that the work of the com
mittee and officers of the national encamp-
ment has been in full accord They have
been and are now working tremendously
together to make the twenty first encamp-
ment one of the grandest and most enioy-
able In the history of the order. We also
consider it alike due to the Ct. A. r. and the
st. Louis committee that the COM
mander chief shall announce that
all statements that may have
been made by any one concerning the man
ner of conducting the reception of the en-
campment or Of the contemplated presence
in, or in absence from, st. Louis, OF any par
ticuiar person or persons upon that occasion,
have not been based upon any official
action on the part Of the officers Of the G.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

AN innovation in military dietary,
due to experiments of the German So
ciety OF coast fisheries and proved sue
cessful in the garrisons of Altoona, Ber-
lin, Kustrin and Potsdam, and will now
be generally adopted throughout the
empire. The amount of prepared fish cal
culated upon for each man is one pound
per meal, the cost Of which is 20pfen-
nings.
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NEWS AND NOTES.

Parne1 is at Carlsbad suffering from
diabetes.
Mrs. Cleveland's birthday will be
July 81. She is %.
Mr.. Bancroft keeps eight type-wriit-
ers busy at his Newport home this sum-
mer.
John r. Mclean, OF The Cincinnati
Enquirer, expects to spend his summer
vacation at Chester, Pa, as the guest
Of Capt. Harry Edwards.
So far New York's State Capitol has
cost $17,000,0OO, and it is estimated
that it is going to take just about SlO,-
GOO, 900 more to finish it.
Mrs. Eliza Putnam Heaton. of
Brooklyn, is an expert canoeist, and
her husband, who is one of the editors
OF The Brooklyn Times, joins her in
many pleasant canoe voyages.
Sarcastic Labourchere says he adj
mlres the Queen above all other SOW
erelgns because she has such
thorough and sensible dislike to court
ceremonies and other such tinsel TOM
fooleries.''
Ex-senator S. W. Dorsey has con-
cluded to do business in New York and
has taken an Office on Broadway. The
view from his Office windows overlook
| the North river and includes the statue
of Liberty.
Bishop Ninde preached in the Ger
man Methodist church. at Berlin, last
Sunday. He is on his way back to
America from tour through the far
east, and is accompanied by his wife
and daughter.
England has obtained for imports
into Cuba and Porto Rico the same treat
ment as is accorded American imports
by the Spanish American convention.
The arrangement only operates until
the end of the year.
Word comes of the death of Count
Clam, leader OF the tra-conservative
Czechs in Austria. very geat aristo-
crat, a man of great wealth, and
statesman with notably large person.
al following in parliament.
Gen. Stephen Thomas fred one of
the big guns mounted behind the old
breastworks occupied by the colonial
troops at Bunker Hill at the recent an
niversary. Both his grandfathers took
part in the Revolution on the American
side
Her Majesty Queen Victoria recently
attended the wedding of daughter Of
one of her Balmoral tenants. She az
rived before the ceremony and remain
ed until its conclusion. This is the
first wedding in the Scotch form at
which England's queen has been present.
Washington Star: A West-Virginian
named Brown was at the Pension-Bu-
reau yesterday to furnish evidence in a
claim pending before the office. TWAS
learned upon inquiry that his mother
had borne thirty-three children in all.
Twenty of this number were boys, six
teen of whom had served in the Union
army. Two were killed. The other
fourteen survive. Each of them draws
a pension from the Government for
disabilities received while in the SER
vice. The death of the two bows en-
titles the mother to a pension also.
Gen. Black says the files of the office
fail to show another record where the
sixteen sons of one father and mother
served as soldiers in the late war
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

Gov. HILL, of New York, has just
bought musical clock, the mechanism
OF which is a portion Of a magnificent
music box which Frederick the Great
presented to a favorite lady Of his court.
1t is formed of questioned wooden
flutes, mellowed by age, every one be-
ing more than a century old. The box
was treasured in the lady's family for
generations, but three years ago it came
under the hammer in Berlin.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

BEN HOLIDAY, the pioneer Oregon
railroad magnate, arrived in Portland
short time since from the east in poor
health. He is in St Stephens hospital
for treatment. He is suffering from a
complication of diseases, which have
somewhat affected his mind.
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A Sure Thing.

There are very few things in this life of
which we may be absolutely certain, but
this Is one of them: that DR. Pierce's sPleas-
ant Purgative Pellets" have no equal as q
cathartic in derangement of the liver, stom-
their action is pleasant. Purely Vegetable.
perfectly harmless. Is cents vial. Ali
druggists.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

The Brooklyn fund for the Beecher
statue now amounts to $25, 900 and the
City Hall Park is suggested as 1.-the
proper site for the statue of a man who
so eminently represented the common
people"
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

AUGUST BELMONT, Hamilton Fish and
Chester Alan Arthur are among the
best known citizens who figure as the
incorporators of the New York Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Sailors.
The modest Henry Bergh's name APP
pears at the tail end of the list.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

Ex-ATTORNEY GENERAL MACVEAG1
lives on his farm near Bryn Mawr, Pa,
and deyotes his leisure time to the
preparation of history of the state.
He is ably assisted in all his work by
Mrs. McVeagh, who is a daughter of
Gen. Simon Cameron.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

All FoNG, the Chinese millionaire. is
said to be the real instigator of the
threatening revolution in Hawaii, his
alleged purpose being to appropriate
anything he can get his hands on dur
ing the excitement.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

AMONG the graduates at the Acad-
envy of the Visitation, Washington,
on whom diplomas were conferred by
Cardinal Gibbons, were daughter OF
Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, and one OF
Congressman Randall, of Philadelphia
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

Mr.. JOHN MCGILL, of Rockford, ILL.,,
is 1902 years old, and is remarkably
active man. When a reporter called
on him the other day his daughter said
he was up the road tending to the COW.
The old man, she said, could beat her
running this day.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16
MINNESOTA SOLDIERS, HOME.

- AHN N AIoO1kA #SOAO1EhS' HOME e.
After somewhat protracted deliber-
alton of the Commission delegated to
select site for the Minnesota Soldiers
Home, the Commission upon the 95th ballo
decided upon the proposed site, the following
being the resolution adopted:
Resolved, By the board of trustees of the
Minnesota Soldier home, That the said
nome be and hereby is located at Minne-
haha-provided thatif the proposition Of
Mayor A. A. Ames of MINNEAPOLIS. in be-
half OF said location, which proposition is
hereby attached, and made part thereof,
shall be in all respects fully and fairly COM
piled with, to the satisfaction of this board
on or before Sept 10, 1887, then this resolu-
void.
The following is the proposition submitted
by Mayor Ames in behalf Of Minneapolis !:
On behalf OF the people of this city of
Minneapolis offer as a site for the proposed
Minnesota Mime Soldiers home tract of fifty
(5O) acres OF land in the city OF Minneapolis,
situated on the west bank Of the Mississippi
river near Minnehaha Falls and valued at
seventy-five thousand dollars ($75OOO). It
the proposition is accepted, I feel authorized
IN stating that the said grounds will be
| connected with the present park systems Of
Minneapolis and st. Paul in such a manner
as to make it the most attractive and beau
tltui spot in the state. A. A. AMEs,
~ Mayor.
The Commission adjourned to the second
| tuesday, OF August prox.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

ATLANTA university has elected to be
its president the Rev. Erastus b. keslee
of New Haven. 1t is one of tiE most
important institutions for the education
of the negro race in the south.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

ELLA WHEELER Wilcox is reported
to have put 5000 into an iron-mine in
the Gogebic region, and to have drawn
out $12,4OO. She is going back to
Wisconsin to live.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

A. MERc1E, the Paris sculptor, has
been awarded the contract for the
equestrian statute of Gen. Robert T..
Lee to be erected in Richmond. Mercie
ranks as one of the greatest living
sculptors
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

At the recent press fund dinner in
London. Mr.. II. Rider Haggard deliv-
cred his maiden speech, Enormously,
with his back persistently turned to
the chairman, it Is said.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

a..
timber unti 1tigpn yySe ' ns1e sar =
work on the part OF the residents OF the
nele nDornooo'
Two large meetings were held Sun
d., s.a5. 80.
day, at the Academy OF Music and Irving
for 1r Wcf41vrn NY ~ '+t - At 70 sypasny
nication visited upon him from Rome One
" " me sReaKers sald we are mere tonight
" oeu . Ione tlat ~ maItefs PohIca1 not
. one Josol our allegiance IS rendered 70 any
power or potentate, but IN It's entirety is
United States.
CYRUS W. Field. has felt constrained
bu mil; ,;s,,, ,,,,o,, ~, -
A. ...A. oss no10 ~
tae Assoclaeed press statng that IN his re-
eng sale OF 1o,G0O shares OF Manhattan
perfectly straightforward manner, and
from the Manhat4sn d;ractorn u reslgnlng
In the case of Jacob Sharp. Ll1dlow
ST ;o;l Nan vo,.,, ~. = I, }.
doctors have signed document stating
5;sa. W. - 4 - suneIhg rom Valvular
Citation and alsn fro,, 49, = RnJ5+;o anu
The doctors SOW +hara ;s no Ro,,a 60. tl.n
PATIENTS recovery '-AeA = - Aiopo ~ 111o
New HAMPSHIRE and varmont wore
| considerably shaken nm hv aarthonaka
vihra +io,,s 1,na on ,,,+ g..
created and no maoa dove heHnrd s wo,e
,i,,a o1o ai ~ d uohs Deyono sG0p-
vibrations continued for 80 seconds.
The Works of Conesus Lake Salt Min
ing company at LakeviIle, N. Y, at the foot
of Conesus Lake. were JuIv & DESTROYED hy
@ barea =
loss, $4,000.
! The civ directory Of Nour vo,.L, T. )
- : = : = e' =
namas nnm,,ar;no ~ an ao1 ' e,e opa s. .ss -
eating a population of LOCO, OoO There are
S,ooo, om1tns, l,sOO browns and 700 Jones
| enrolled.
VIM. d. Clark, married man, who
was separated from his family, shot himself
from q ~ - 6 WgcIay On me slaeWalk n
wv .,p ~ ooS ycKon streeI, brooklyn, N.
At Jnntinoton NJ Y ~ wod,,oaao :,
| 9 m ad doc ron +hr,,,oh +ho .+r,o4a "a =. =
village and bit q does. * 81 WHOM, nara
a ho ~ uv ,s' - " wnon We're
k'lleo at signt as found.
An explosion IN the Acconite Manu-
| featuring Company's works. at Arlington.
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JULIA WARD HOWE is spending the
summer at Newport, and is said to be
making herself a terror by reading
Sophocles in the original to the dear
girls.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

Miss GERTRUDE BARRETT, daughter of
the actor, Lawrence Barrett, is engaged
to be married to Joseph Anderson,
brother of Miss Mary Anderson. the
actress.
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IN THE EAST.

At New York City, on the 18th, fire
occurred in the photograph material house
of F. & 81. T. Anthony, at No. $40 Broad
way. The fire originated among chemicals
stored in the rear. of the third floor The
Anthony's lose 100000. Callihan & Co.,
dealers In straw goods, were damaged by
smoke and water several thousand dollars,
as were also tenants in the buildings The
building WIS owned by the estate of Col
Wagstaf. Total loss, $l25,0OO Four fire.
men We're overcome by the heat.
At Weisenburg, Leigh county, Pa,
on the 7th, Eagles church was struck by
lightning and entirely consumed; loss.
5000. Near Kutztown, that county, Peter
and destroyed; loss, $5,000. Hundreds Of
acres OF growing corn were washed out by
the heavy rainfall lightning set fire to lry
timber on the Blue mountains, and the
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

THE OLD WORLD.
The French revenue returns for June
| show that the receipts were 100000 francs
less than the estimates The total deficit
| for the half year is q, 000,0 OO francs.
The battle of Boyne was celebrated
July 10, throughout Ireland, and riots oc-
CURED at Belfast and Liverpool, between
Orangemen and Catholics, no one being
killed, however.
The French cabinet has decided to
dismiss from Office all French mayors who
were in any way concerned in the royalist
manifestations in honor of the Count de
Paris during his visit to the Isle of Jersey.
At Rome, Italy, the following Amer
lean bishops have been appointed; Rev.
James O'Reilly. of Wichita, Kan; Rev.
Richard Scannell, of Concordia; Rev. Thorn
| as Bonacum, of Lincoln, and Maurice
Bourke, of Cheyenne.
The returns issued by the London
board of trade show thatthe imports during
the month of june increased a1,55O,OOO as
and the exports decreased e1.22O,OO0, as
compared with June 1886.
The Berlin, bundesrath has rescinded
its recent order against the expectation of
horses from Germany. Dispatches from
Vienna state that the council of Austro-
Hungary ministers proposes to rescind the
order prohibiting the expectation of horses
from Austro-Hungary.
Judge Cave, of the London bank
ruptcy court, has ordered that James Nc
Henry, of the Erie road, New York, be ar
! rested and committed to prison for two
weeks for contempt OF court in not fling his
accounts under the orders of the registrar
| in bankruptcy.
At Quebec, Canada, the barracks and
| citadel took fire on the morning of the 18th,
and We're quite thoroughly destroyed, sew
eral buildings being blown up to prevent the
hre from reaching the magazine 26 horses
! were burned. The greatest CONSERVATION
existed in the city, until it was known at 4
a. M, the magazine was safe.
The revolutionary feeling toward the
Hawaiian King Kalakaua has eliminated
in the deposition of the Gibon ministry and
the formation of a new one at the public de-
mand OF the people. It was contemplated
to depose the King, but he SO cheerfuIIv
agreed to depose Gibson, toward whom most
OF the ire of the pOpulace existed, that that
point was not pressed, though by terms
agreed upon the King has less power than
formerly.
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16

-Bl >
Prohibitionists, demanding that the cues
lion be submitted to vote next fall. The
saloon men are on hand with counsel and
Will fight the Prohibitionist hard. The
chances are about even in county.
Sister Barravita, Of Chaska. MINI,
Sister Febronica and Sister Methodea, Of
New Ulm, Sister Conicia, Minneapolis. and
sister alberta, Red Wing, took the black
Pa. =
a bronze statute of Solomon Juneau,
founder OF Milwaukee, presented to the city
by w 81 Metcan and G. 8. Bradley, two
prominent citizens, was unveiled in Juneau
Park, Milwaukee, July 6.
At Hayward, Wis, on the morning
of the 7th an Indian was run over by the
north hound way freight and received in
lurles from which he died before noon
Whisky was the cause.
On the 18th robbers attempting to
stop train near 1t. WORTH Texas met q
volley from an armed posse on the cars.
One OF the robbers was badly wounded,
and the others fed.
Three stores at Fairmont, Mimi,
We're burglarized on the night Of the 9th
but all the money obtained was $500 and
beyond few cigars, no goods were taken.
Wisconsin and Indiana have the lar
gest educational exhibits at the Chicago
Exposition building, under the auspices Of
the National Educational association.
Edward Douglass, of McGregor, Ia,
has been disbarred from Dracticino nc or
attorney before the interior department.
The hotelat Alden, Freeborn comfy,
Mimi. was damaged 1880 by fire on the
9TH
Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-16
NOTES OF THE TIMES.
JOHN SHERMAN's daughter Mary, is
a blonde of retiring and gentle nature.
QUEEN V1cToRIA's expenses for en-
PERTAINING her royal guests, it is esti-
mated, will amount to f1O0, 900.

The statue of General Lee, for rich
mond, Va, will cost about $4,000 only.
The associatian has $4,000 on hand.
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NORrHwEsrERN NEWS.

A disastrous flood occurred Saturday
at Thompson Falls, Idaho. A big dam, con-
structed a year ago on one side of Blossom
lake to afford water for the placer mines of
that region, suddenly yielded to the immense
tude on the Bitter Root divide. Vast
masses of water came rolling down the
steep canyon with resistless force. It made
g rushing noise that was heard for miles.
Rocks and trees were torn out and swept
along like chat. The Thompson Falls road
extended along the course Of the freshet.
and the thoroughfare is reported to be to-
tally destroyed for miles. A stage loaded
with passengers was passing up the road
when the flood came down the mountain
side. The driver just escaped by running
his horses to high ground. The flood
poured past for one hour, cutting wide
channel and tearing deep chasms. Many
wagons and teams are reported swept away,
bridges dest1oyed and large damage to
property. It is feared that lives have been
Mountain City and York will be nearly de-
stroyed. Mail communication is inter
rupted and the Miles Telegraph line annihil-
ated A number of freight teams were sup
posed to be on the road at the time. They
have certainly been lost. The disaster Is a
very serious one to mining prospects.
The fifth annual Mahtomedi Chaut-
tauqua Assembly, at Mahtomedi, White
Bear Lake, Mimi, begins July 81 and con-
tinues to July 80, with Leon 81. Vincent of
Rochester, N. Y, and Rev. Wilbur L.. Dav-
idson of Cleveland, Ohio, superintendent
OF instruction. The course Of instruction
Bruce, Miss Lydia NJ. Won Finkelstein, a
native of Jerusalem, Rev. DR.. Willitts Of
Louisville, KY, and other eminent assembly
workers. The course includes the features
that have rendered the Chautauqua, N. Y,
assemblies SO valuable and important There
will be large attendance this year.